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Background :

Youth for Seva works with partner NGOs – whom it connects to volunteers who give their time.

As a principle, YFS volunteers do not raise money for partner NGOs – though they help with other aspects of fund raising – like designing brochures, websites, email newsletters etc. of the partner NGOs.

A useful tool for raising funds is registering on donation platforms like Give India, Letz Change, Just Giving etc. This helps provide our partner NGOs with publicity for their work, and raise money.

Goal :

Make a list of donation platforms that are relevant to Indian NGOs. This is not a small list, there are the known platforms and there are other platforms like CII that are not conventional donation platforms – but getting registered with them helps the partner NGOs.

Help partner NGOs register with a pre-screened list of online donation platforms.

Useful Links :

Google search for online donation platforms – in India / as well as other countries like USA / UK – since some partner NGOs have FCRA approval and can raise money from abroad.http://bit.ly/1mW61uQ

Expectations from Interns :

Unlike many other internship options listed on this site – which need daily travel to the seva centers, a significant part of the work in this internship is something that can be done from home.Off course a certain number of meetings with partner NGOs shall be required.

Since the work requires getting the documentation of the partner NGOs in the format required by donation platforms – it is very well suited to students of commerce or those pursuing professional programs like CA, CS, CWA etc. though all are welcome.

Contact Us Form :

Name(required)

Email(required)

Phone(required)

Start Internship Date(required)

End Internship Date(required)

Educational Qualifications(required)

What interests you more(required) Making lists of online platforms with specific requirements of documents of each

Background :

Youth for Seva (YFS) works with a number of partner NGOs, who work on ground. The role of YFS is to connect volunteers with partner NGOs. For a good match between partner NGOs and volunteers, it is useful to have documentation of the Seva work done by the partner NGOs.

Goal :

Visit partner NGOs.

Understand their work and philosophy.

Look at existing collaterals

Document the work and create collaterals

Shoot videos of volunteers, beneficiaries and the work

Take photographs of the work

Write stories of change

.Expectation from Interns :

Work in teams of 2 – 3 people

Bring your own cameras / stands etc.

Some part of editing will be required. It will be helpful if interns can do some editing or learn during this period.

.Contact Us Form :

Name(required)

Email(required)

Phone(required)

Internship Start Date(required)

Internship End Date(required)

In what ways would you like to participate(required) I can write AND shoot videos / photograh

Background :

Songs in general, and group songs in particular, engage children in ways and communicate the message of the song in ways few other activities do.Long after children are grown up, the song will reside in the recess of the mind. And give the message..

Goal :

Coach and help children of seva kendra (slum), prepare the group song. The desired outcomes are :

Children remember the song in toto – its words and its tune and the message

Meaning:

As fortunate, holy & good it is for wooden stick (samidha) to go in the holy fire of yagnya, same way it is for us to enter in to service work. Stick does not remain the same as it was, but burns itself to serve for the purpose.
As river flows & merges in to ocean, let us go & merge in to this ocean like huge work of service (seva).
Being a good to people & every person being living a well contended life is song we boldly chant.
Every person filled with Service oriented mind, is essence or core of our work ||S||

Forgetting about is superior & inferior, we should stand united,
Let feeling of brotherhood come naturally. Hatred & bitterness has no space within us,
Let every where be lots of light, please give us all knowledge,
Let us move on & reach the top of our goal ||1||

Every flower is blooming with a smile,
Every wave is same & coming up,
Away from praise, criticism, profit, greed & glory,
We march forward with simple easy adorable way ||2||

Serving weak feeble is our routine practice,
These are not only teachings, but our regular work,
Let always be consistent about thoughts, talks & actions.
Our society be as pleasant as god Shiva & be praised by whole world. ||3||

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Background :
Songs in general, and group songs in particular, engage children in ways and communicate the message of the song in ways few other activities do.Long after children are grown up, the song will reside in the recess of the mind. And give the message.

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Goal :

Coach and help children of seva kendra (slum), prepare the group song. The desired outcomes are :

Children remember the song in toto – its words and its tune and the message

Background :

There is a large population of visually challenged children in Bhaarat (India). Audio Books are very useful in helping them learn various subjects.

Youth for Seva – Delhi Chapter has been recording Audio Books since Sep 2012. Based on feedback from blind hostels and schools, our understanding of the work is as follows:

CBSE syllabus, IGNOU syllabus and state boards (in that order) – all need to be recorded

Recording books in English is simpler due to existence of TTS (Text-to-Speech) software. The shortage is biggest in audio books in Indic languages. Hindi, Telugu and Bangla are where the largest needs exist.

Younger children also want to listen to stories

Children want to listen to books like life stories of inspiring personalities.

Goal :

Set up a core team that takes consistent care of Audio Book Recording even after the summer vacations.